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Politicos take jibe at BJP as it gets going on government formation before results

New Delhi, May 15 (ANI): As exit polls are predicting victory for a BJP-led coalition, the party has already begun planning for the next government with meetings being held in Gujarat with PM candidate Narendra Modi. Politicos from rival parties, however, took a dig at the party for showing impatience.

May 15, 2014

BJP slams Rahul for skipping PMs farewell dinner, Congress overlooks

New Delhi, May 15 (ANI): The BJP continues to target Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi even as election campaigning has come to an end. This time the party slammed Rahul for skipping the PM’s farewell dinner. The Congress has however defended Rahul saying he had met PM beforehand and wished him.

May 15, 2014

Sonia Gandhi hosts farewell dinner for PM Manmohan Singh

New Delhi, May 15 (ANI): Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi hosted a farewell dinner in New Delhi on Wednesday for Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, as he prepared to leave office after presiding for a decade over the world's largest democracy. A momento, signed by all members of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) and Union Ministers, was also presented to Dr Singh by Sonia. Several top party leaders, including P Chidambabaram, Sushilkumar Shinde, Salman Khurshid, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Ajay Maken, were present for the dinner at 10 Janpath in Delhi. However, absence of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's from the send-off dinner raised many political eyebrows. Congress leader Rajiv Shukla, who attended the thanksgiving dinner said that Singh was felicitated by Sonia Gandhi.

May 15, 2014

Will consult opposition leaders over Mullaperiyar Dam row: Oommen Chandy

Thiruvananthapuram, May 15 (ANI): Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy said that he would consult opposition leaders over the Mullaperiyar Dam row which has been a bone of contention between Tamil Nadu and Kerala, as he mulls over a review petition in the Supreme Court for solving the issue. On May 07, country’s top court gave the verdict which quashed the law passed by Kerala on Mullaperiyar dam in 2006. A bench headed by Chief Justice RM Lodha quashed the amendments to the Kerala Conservation and Irrigation Act brought in by the Kerala Government in 2006 to restrict the water level to 136 feet. Announcing to mediapersons that the issue would be discussed in the Assembly session, Chandy reiterated that consultations with opposition leaders would be carried out first.

May 15, 2014

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Malaysia Airlines Search Halted Again over Technical Problems

The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 hit a fresh snag on Thursday after it was found the underwater drone at the heart of the operation had been damaged, forcing what could be another lengthy delay.

May 15, 2014

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Baby Survives after Falling from 11-Storey Balcony

A 1-year-old 'miracle' baby has survived a direct fall from the 11th floor of a building in the US state of Minneapolis.

May 15, 2014

Cat Saves Boy from Vicious Dog Attack Outside his California Home [VIDEO]

A little boy who was viciously attacked by a neighbor's dog while riding his bicycle outside his home in Bakerfield, California, was saved by an unsuspecting hero, the family cat, Tara.

May 15, 2014

Five Vietnamese, 16 others Described as Chinese Dead in Vietnam Rioting - Doctor

Five Vietnamese workers and 16 other people described as Chinese died during anti-China rioting in the central Vietnamese province of Ha Tinh on Wednesday night, a doctor at a hospital in the province said.

May 15, 2014

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Kerry Discusses Peace, Unity Government with Palestinian Leader

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held a two-hour discussion with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in London late on Wednesday in their first meeting since U.S. efforts to broker an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal collapsed last month.

May 15, 2014

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May 15, 2014

Boko Haram Rebels Kill Four Nigerian Soldiers in Ambush

Boko Haram rebels killed four Nigerian soldiers in a night ambush outside the northeastern city of Maiduguri and several insurgents also died in the firefight, according to a statement on Wednesday from Defence Headquarters.

May 15, 2014

Furious Turks Heckle Erdogan after at least 274 Die in Mine Disaster

Furious Turks heckled Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and jostled his entourage on Wednesday as protests erupted in several cities over a coal mine disaster in which at least 274 people died, making it the worst industrial accident in the nation's history.

May 15, 2014